# Bachhkhal Village, Khategaon, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Khategaon, Dewas 

# Bachhkhal

Bachhkhal is a village in Khategaon sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,411 people in 275 households**, the 38th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 1,411people (2011)
- 275households
- 74.2%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Bachhkhal PIN code and other codes

Bachhkhal falls in Khategaon sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhategaon
- Census village code474268

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bachhkhal from nearby towns?

- Khategaon (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)143 km by road
- Khategaon (nearest town)23 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bachhkhal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bachhkhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khategaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bachhkhal known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, cotton and wheat**. About 82% of the 965 hectares of village land is sown, and 377 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bachhkhal

Of every 100 households in Bachhkhal in 2011, 62 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bachhkhal · ■ Khategaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****45%**

**42%

Television ****28%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bachhkhal?

■ Bachhkhal · ■ Khategaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**903

Working population ****71.0%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 59.5% for women. 70% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 287 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (6%) · **■** Other work 28 (3%) · **■** Marginal 627 (63%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Khategaon

- Sagonya1,455 people
- Onkara1,453 people
- Dudwas1,442 people
- Sukras1,437 people
- Nayapura1,375 people
- Deepgaon1,356 people
- Palasi1,349 people
- Sukardi1,313 people

[All 168 villages in Khategaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/khategaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bachhkhal from Dewas?143 km by road
- What is the population of Bachhkhal?1,411 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bachhkhal in?Dewas district (Khategaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bachhkhal?74.2% (Census 2011)